The Uncanny X-Men Annual #19

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Cannonball arrives at the Massachusetts Academy, and after a tense encounter with the White Queen, meets with his sister, Husk and informs her that there is trouble back home. Indeed, as their younger sister, Joelle, has become involved with an older man called Preacher, and the anti-mutant organisation called Humanity’s Last Stand. Preacher has strange visions and paints what he sees. Cannonball and Husk arrive in Cumberland, Kentucky, accompanied by Cannonball’s teammates Wolverine, Storm and Bishop. Cannonball and Husk are greeted by their mother, Lucinda, and most of their siblings, and introductions are made between the Guthries and the X-Men. Tensions run high between Husk and Lucinda, and Josh, now the eldest sibling at home, is starting to have an attitude. Lucinda explains how she is worried for Joelle, and offers what information she can about the Humanity’s Last Stand group. The X-Men want to help, but Cannonball asks them to stay out of it for now, as this is a family thing. Cannonball and Husk, along with many locals, attend a large rally that Humanity’s Last Stand is having to promote themselves and spew hate speech towards mutant kind. A man called Garibaldi seems to be in charge, and he allows Preacher to take the stage so that he can speak about the dangers he sees with the mutant race. Someone watches the proceedings on security cameras and from his secure location sends several armored operatives to apprehend Cannonball and Husk when he recognizes them on screen. Preacher’s talk about how dangerous mutants are gathers a lot of supporters, and when the rally concludes and people start to go their separate ways, Cannonball and Husk confront their sister Joelle.